(UTV|COLOMBO) – Michael D Higgins has been inaugurated for a second term as President of Ireland at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Sunday (11).
Former Presidents Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese were in attendance.
The Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Simon Coveney were also present.
President Higgins was re-elected in October with 56 per cent of the vote.
All five of the candidates who ran against him also attended the event.
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